Theodore Dalrymple writes: She never had time to write that letter. Her decline was so rapid that she died before she could write it. Whether, had she written it, it would have been for good or ill, I am … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Regularly scheduled blogging will resume…
We're in the process of switching over to Rogers' super duper highest speed service and need to swap out the old modem for a new one and so forth. So enjoy this latest black & white "Indian head" test pattern: … [Read more...]
Conrad Black: Mark Steyn v. Michael Mann
Conrad Black writes: Neither Simberg nor Steyn was accusing Mann of any crime—the reference to Sandusky was a joke prompted by the fact that Sandusky and Mann were employed by the same university. Yet Mann … [Read more...]
Mark Steyn: ‘Let’s stipulate that Cliven Bundy is a racist. (…) So what?’
Mark Steyn writes: Let us also stipulate that, in the words of John Hinderaker, "legally, Bundy doesn't have a leg to stand on". He is, in a narrow legalistic sense, a guilty man and could never be anything but - … [Read more...]
NBC execs scold those who mocked them for hiring a shrink to analyze their on-air talent
Ed Driscoll writes: While it’s possible Farhi’s article got some details wrong (the Washington Post getting a story wrong? Hand me the smelling salts!) a TV network whose venerable Sunday talk show is … [Read more...]
Talk Radio Watch: Weekly recap of conservative talk radio highlights
My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up. Enjoy free audio highlights from this week in conservative talk radio including:
- A rare interview with Michael Savage
- Rush … [Read more...]
Let’s see if TCM finally shows ‘The Candy Snatchers’ (1973) this Saturday after cancelling last time
The Candy Snatchers (1973) is sleazy, brutal, lurid, nihilistic, and lacking in any kind of production value -- and it's considered in some circles to be a cult classic. In … [Read more...]
The last time a guy made me a mix tape, I think Clinton was in the White House
Apropos of something else, I mentioned during an email chat with Nicholas James Pell that reading [Read more...]
‘The judges basically say, ‘Congratulations on making noise come out of your mouth.”
The best thing about American Idol this year, besides Caleb, is this gay former contestant's recaps. Sample: Additionally, I will take this time to tell you that my favorite … [Read more...]
Rick McGinnis reviews PJ O’Rourkes new book about Baby Boomers
Rick McGinnis writes: But it’s hard to be sure just how much political influence the Baby Boomers had in their youth. The lightning rod political issue of the late ‘60s – the Vietnam War – was started by … [Read more...]
Gavin McInnes: Fourteen Drugs and Pot
Gavin McInnes writes: In Costa Rica, I did uncut cocaine. Unlike the city stuff, you could do it and get it up, eat a meal, or go to sleep. It was heaven on earth. Freebasing is a rich man’s way to burn … [Read more...]
‘What are people going to do? Fire me? I’ve been fired before. Not book me? I’ve been out of work before. I don’t care.’
No, Joan Rivers and I are not the same person. For one thing, she's a Democrat. Anyhow, 50% of the punchline is actually the word "Cleveland" anyhow, … [Read more...]